Asha for Education is an all-volunteer worldwide non-profit organization that works to provide basic education to underprivileged children in India. Since it's inception in 1991, Asha has raised over $4,000,000 and has directly supported 385 projects in 24 states benefiting thousands of children in India.
The Asha Chapter at Philadelphia (click for brochure) was founded in the Summer of 2001. As South Asians privileged with opportunities unavailable to many children in India, we feel that it is our responsibility to support and catalyze socio-economic change through the promotion of basic education. By raising financial resources and awareness on campuses and in the greater Philadelphia community, we hope to fund educational projects that can improve the lives of Indian children in the future.
Donations to Asha for Education are tax-deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Tax Code or per your country's bylaws. To make a donation, please click the image to the right.
The December '06 issue of SPAN, the magazine of the American embassy in New Delhi, has a feature on Asha for Education written by Smita Jain, a freelance writer based in Delhi. The article highlights a number of Asha strengths including our decentralized structure, volunteer spirit and commitment to minimal overheads which have resulted in 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. Please click here for the article or the image to the right to download a copy.
Please also check out this article by Durga Dingari on the status of child labor and education in India and this one on the sale of girls in Nepal.
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- Work An Hour 2008 is underway. This year's theme is "Empowering rural India. One child at a time." Please follow the image link below to learn more and participate in the campaign.
- Training for the 2008 Philadelphia Marathon is underway. Please write to us at philadelphia AT ashanet DOT org for more information on running on Asha's team. We provide all the needed training and support for free.
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The chapters of Association for India's Development (AID) all over the US are preparing to generate awareness about the EurekaChild project and raise the targeted funds. Please visit their website to learn more and get involved with their project.
